History Channel

Mornin’ peeps! Giving you a few tidbits before I head out on vacay, so let’s do this!

Netflix recently conducted a study to find which shows are binge-watched the most and which shows are binge-watched the least. Looks like Under the Dome is still a hot show to watch!

The most binge-watched shows are … Ascension, Between, Heroes, Orphan Black, Sense8, The 100, The 4400, Under the Dome, American Horror Story, Hemlock Grove, Penny Dreadful, Scream, The Walking Dead, Z Nation, Bates Motel, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, The Fall, The Following and The Killing.

The least binge-watched shows are … Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, Club de Cuervos, F is for Family, Love, Summer Heights High, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Wet Hot American Summer, Homeland, House of Cards, Occupied, The Good Wife, The West Wing, Mad Men, Narcos, Peaky Blinders, and The Americans.

Our local production company Hank and Jed who run the YouTube Channels HankandJed and Neebs Gaming have become quite the You Tube stars. Recently, EA Games brought them to London and now they have been invited to EA Play to have some fun at their con. They will be doing a livestream of Battlefield 1. Check it out on June 12 at 5pm EST. They will be going up against other youtubers and celebrities like Wiz Khalifa and Zedd. Haha! Awesome! Here’s one of their crazy trailers for it!

Plus, EA was kind enough to write an article about our local guys! READ NOW!

Brent Triplett, Jon Etheridge, Tony Schnur, Bryan Mahoney and Nate Panning make up the lead team of Hank and Jed.

Neebs Gaming, their gaming channel, is on par to reach ONE MILLION subscribers by the end of this year.

SIX is flying through production and I know the cast is so pumped about our History Channel show airing on Monday July 18 10/9c! Have you seen the latest trailer?

Solomon Harvey, resident of Wilmington, NC is back to competing with another NBC television show. This time it’s Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge! His team, the team you’ll be rooting for, is named the #BounceSquad. The name comes from some of the teammates’ place of work, Defy Gravity.

The new NBC show is inspired by the existing Spartan Race – the creators of the world’s leading obstacle course races – and highlights the competitive and athletic world of the wildly popular obstacle course racing phenomenon sweeping the world. In each episode six teams of five players will compete in an intense physical challenge through massive obstacles. A winning team will emerge – they will later compete at the National Finals, one of the most grueling Spartan courses yet. There is a grand prize of $250,000.

Following American Ninja Warrior, it’s another family friendly, high octane and inspirational competition series. Solomon Harvey was recently interviewed, and here’s what he’s got to say 🙂

1. What attracted you to want to be on this show?

As a fan and competitor on American Ninja Warrior, I was attracted to this show because it’s done by the same producers. Also, I thought it was a great opportunity to bring a team of my very athletic and talented friends together. I love the team aspect of Spartan.

2. How did you form your team?

I went and talked to a few of my athletic friends. Aimee Flint who runs Spartan races and Luke Reynolds who is on my parkour/free running team, Sole Freerunning. I asked them if they would be interested in being two of my teammates. Then, Aimee contacted Amber who became our elite racer and then we recruited Tee Jackson, my co-manager at Defy who just got done running a triathlon.

3. What was the most challenging obstacle on the course as an individual?

The barbed wire crawl. It was 110 feet long. There was only an 18-24 inch clearance from the ground to the razor sharp wire. The terrain was made up of valleys and peaks. The valleys were submerged in mud and water.

4. What was the most challenging obstacle on the course as a team?

The slip wall. It was a huge, muddy nightmare.

5. Grand prize, what is one thing you’d do with it?

One of my teammates, Tee wants to start a foundation for breast cancer research and also a wellness foundation for those going through cancer and cancer treatment. I would definitely do whatever I could to help support her in starting that foundation.

6. Is your race dedicated to anyone or any cause?

As a team, we dedicated our race to breast cancer awareness. Individually, we all had our reasons for running. My teammate, Tee dedicated it to her mom. Me, it was definitely dedicated to my mom who I lost to breast cancer. In fact, we all wore pink bandanas during our race to bring awareness to the cause.

Visitors can explore the history of the local film and television production industry from the 1980s to the present day. View artifacts from several productions including Firestarter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill and Tammy. See a cape and the ear from Blue Velvet, an Iron Man 3 mask, and the jet ski beloved by Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) in Eastbound & Down.

Test your knowledge of past television programs and major motion pictures. Try your hand at the foley arts by adding sound to movie clips. Learn about Dino DeLaurentiis’ efforts to create the largest sound stage lot east of California and find out how North Carolina’s film incentives program changed the industry in the Cape Fear region. Starring Cape Fear! was developed in partnership with the North Carolina Museum of History.

Be the first to explore the history of the local film and television production industry from the 1980s to the present day. Enjoy light appetizers, drinks and live music by the Cape Fear Jazz Society. Hosted by Cape Fear Museum Associates. This is an adults-only event.

Variety is reporting that our One Tree Hill Alum Joe Manganiello will be recast due to a health issues. He was cast as Six Team member Rip Taggart.

It’s a pre-existing condition and is manageable, however with the vigorous amounts of physical activity required on our History Channel show, Six, he will not be able to continue. We wish him the best and we were glad to have him back in Wilmington for the short time he was here.

Production should resume in May if they find a new actor is to replace Manganiello.

Happy Thursday Peeps! There’s not too much going on that doesn’t involve Azaleas, but it looks like quite a fun weekend ahead. Starting with tonight, the Avett Brothers take the Belk Stage in downtown Wilmington to kick off Azalea Festival. Snoop Dogg will also join in on the festivities as will Country artist Chase Rice over the next couple of days.

As for all the wonders of Wilmywood, our History Channel show, SIX will be taking a 3 week hiatus. I spoke with an A & E rep this afternoon and he said they are catching up on some writing and will be back and revving to go in May. I know some of the cast members will be hanging around during their break, enjoying Azalea Fest, Pleasure Island Chowder Cook off, and all that Wilmington has to offer in the Spring.

TNT’s Good Behavior is still filming around town and this week and next week they will be on location on Castle St., Churchill Dr. and the NC State Ports.

On a personal note, I have an online petition asking Gov Pat McCrory to repeal HB2. To learn more about it or to sign the petition, GO THERE NOW.

Have fun this weekend and don’t forget: Sunny 103.7 wants you to GET HOME SAFE this Azalea Festival weekend. Stop on by their studios at 25 North Kerr Avenue to pick up your FREE vouchers worth $25 towards a cab fare while supplies last…it’s good for Yellow Cab or Lett’s taxi service. The vouchers are courtesy of Port City Collision.

Morning peeps! Hope you had a great weekend! There were so many things to see and do this weekend. I headed to Mayfaire to join the folks race for the cure with Susan G Komen. Great turnout!

Okay, now on to Wilmywood…first things first. Leo is NOT moving to Wilmington. I repeat Leonardo DiCaprio is NOT Buying Home in Wilmington. I can’t believe so many people actually fell for this one. If you missed this one over the weekend, THIS was posted just about everywhere via Facebook. It only takes a moment to go to their ABOUT US section to know that “MBY News is a fantasy news site. All news articles on mbynews.com are satire or pure fantasy.” So, now you know, sorry to disappoint.

While we may not have Leo, we do have the fabulous cast of SIX, that should make you feel a whole lot better 🙂 So where are these fabulous cast members?

History Channel’s Six will be shooting at the beach then on One Tree Hill Way today and TNT’s Good Behavior is filming at Carolina Fish Fry on Market St. as well as the 6th St Bridge.

Scooching over to Charlotte, great casting news for FOX’s Shots Fired! Check out who is rounding out the cast! TV Line has reported Oscar winners Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss and True Blood vet Stephen Moyer have joined the drama! READ MORE NOW